Sammy's Daily Check In

Counting carbs/calories is a drag. Obsessive scale stepping is a recipe for despair. If you want to count something, "days on habit" is a much better metric. Checking off days on a calendar would do just fine, but if you do it here you get accountability and support. Here's how. Start a new topic in this forum called (say) "Your Name Daily Check In." Then every N day post a "reply" to that topic as to whether you stayed on habit. A simple "<font color="green">SUCCESS</font>" or "<font color="red">FAILURE</font>" (or your preferred euphemism if that's too harsh) is sufficient, but obviously you're welcome to write more if you want. On S-days just register that you're taking an S-day. You don't have to do this forever, just until you're confident you've built the habit. Feel free to check in weekly or monthly or sporadically instead of daily. Feel free also to track other habits besides No-s (I'm keeping this forum under No-s because that's what the vast majority are using it for). See also my <a href="/habitcal/">HabitCal</a> tool for another more formal (and perhaps complementary) way to track habits.

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by Sammybunny711 » Thu Jul 24, 2025 10:19 pm

My plan for tomorrow.

B: oatmeal with soy milk and maple syrup + peanut butter + nuts

L: leftover angel hair pasta with meat sauce and red pepper flakes and grated parmesan cheese

D: not sure yet.
~Turning into a normal eater, one green/yellow week at a time.~

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by Amy3010 » Fri Jul 25, 2025 4:56 am

Hope your plan went well! :mrgreen:

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by Sammybunny711 » Fri Jul 25, 2025 12:17 pm

Green so far.

W: 209 lbs

B: oatmeal + soy milk + maple syrup + chia seeds + flax seed + sliced almonds + peanut butter + strawberries + apple (this breakfast was INSANELY filling. I was definitely stuffed at the end. It made me freaked that it was a million calories, but I'm trying to lower my cholesterol, so I know a breakfast like this is helpful.)

L: Eating out with husband (not sure where yet)

D: Leftover angel hair pasta with meat sauce and grated parmesan cheese
~Turning into a normal eater, one green/yellow week at a time.~

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by pinkhippie » Fri Jul 25, 2025 10:32 pm

Hi Sammy!

Im glad my observations and experience could be helpful for you!

Congrats on another green so far day! We are almost to the S days!

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by Amy3010 » Sat Jul 26, 2025 7:35 am

Well done on pre-planning and focusing on the habits! :mrgreen:

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by automatedeating » Sat Jul 26, 2025 1:29 pm

Yummy parmesan cheese!
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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by Ellis » Sat Jul 26, 2025 9:16 pm

Yeeh for your green day! The meals sound delicious!
SW: 65.8 kg CW: 64.6 kg - GW: 59.9 kg

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Re: Sammy's Daily Check In

Post by Sammybunny711 » Wed Jul 30, 2025 11:47 pm

Okay, I have an update. I started writing this post this morning, but ended up deleting it while I gathered my thoughts! So, my husband and dietitian have been encouraging me to continue recovering from my orthorexia and binge eating disorder. My goal right now CANNOT be weight loss. I need to get into the rhythm of feeding myself JUST the right amount. Not too much, not too little. So! In that effort, I'm not going to be doing No S right now. I'm paying my dietitian to help me recover, so I'm going to do what she says. And right now, she wants me focusing on eating 3 meals and no snacks. And when I have meals at home, making them according to the healthy plate (the Harvard Healthy Plate basically). My husband and I are going to apply a merit system to that. If I stay within my 3 meals framework (even including desserts and alcohol -- which have to be included with meals) and make 2 mistakes or less for the month, I'm getting a monetary reward of $20 added to my entertainment budget for that month. My dietitian doesn't want me weighing myself, so every quarter, I will take measurements and photos. As well, I will only be weighed at the doctor's office. I just cannot live life focusing on the scale. It drives me insane and keeps me shackled to weight loss ideals.

So! All of that being said, here is what I ate today.

B: Overnight oats: 1/2 cup rolled oats + 1/2 cup unsweetened soy milk + 2 TBS sugar free syrup + 1/2 cup blueberries + 1 TBS flax seed + 1 TBS chia seeds

L: 1 piece dark chocolate + apple + 2 giant dill pickle halves + 1 piece cold pepperoni pizza + 1 piece (minus crust) of a cheese steak pizza + red pepper flakes

D: Homemade beef stroganoff with broccoli, onions, and mushrooms in the sauce + egg noodles + a couple slices bell pepper + most of 1 fuji apple

I was stuffed after this day of eating. I know I need to practice the abundance principle and have lighter meals, but I'll get there. My goal right now is just to practice the habit of 3 meals every day. I know I can do this. I would MUCH rather do this than count calories or any other "accounting" diet. This is something I believe I can really practice and keep up.
~Turning into a normal eater, one green/yellow week at a time.~

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